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After 247,642 miles driven (390,495Km), 31,800 Tyres used throughout the season, 1139 overtakes by the 24 cars together, 957 pit stops, removing 4 tyres and putting new ones on just within the blink of an eye - 2.31sec, speeds of 346Kph and 7 different winners from the 7 opening races and 8 in total. This is Formula one 2012.

What a season it was! Each grand prix being a 2 hour thriller movie each weekend. Whats REAL racing? 2012 season is its epitome. Monaco, Valencia, Brazil and Singapore were hair raising and heart stopping, while Abu dhabi and Brazil were each an inspiring tale of 2 world champions who were going to stop at nothing to win that crown of the World Champion and etch their names in the history books. After a (supposedly) ho hum 2011, 2012 was a an opener to what real F1 is.. awesome and prodigious racing. And through the longest F1 calendar of 20 races, Sebastian Vettel clawed his way from being at a …

This is just to let you guys know that the 'click here for analysis' hyperlink in one of my previous articles 'Uncertainty kicks for Vettel's 3rd title!' has been removed by the FOM. (Formula One Management).
The video can no longer be viewed, since the FIA has declared 'no case' over Vettel's move on Jean Eric Vergne.

'Lewis wins..', 'Vet-trick', 'Alonso Rules..', 'Jenson emerges winner of..'. These are the names that F1 would usually, or in the most cases be associated with. And its the inevitable, because these are today's F1 greats! But if it hadn't been for 2012, Formula 1 would, for many many years continue to be associated with the same old drivers. Which would be wrong because there's no change. But luckily for the sport, Bernie and us fans, this season hosted different and unexpected winners and podium finishers. This is the first spark needed to create fire. I pick out the 5 best performances of the season and those I hope will help create a new trend..

Sergio Perez

Its pretty clear and evident after the 'McLaren move' why Sergio is one of today's 'keep in sight' drivers. Firstly, to go straight with he starting sentence, McLaren never make mistakes in choosing their drivers. They choose the best always. And since they chose P…

Who can possibly pick just a few best races out of this 2012 season? Each race being unique and enjoyable to itself, and EVERY race almost unpredictable. Just as the phrase 'best of best' exists in English, there are a couple of races that stand out this year.

8th different winner in Abu Dhabi It's got to be said that he's had the best comeback in F1. After his 2 year absence, F1 had missed him and worried if he could still manage- right then, Kimi Raikkonen proved -He still hasn't lost it. A perfect start, and perfect stuck luck saw kimi win the twilight grand prix. After Hamilton's unfortunate retirement, the Finn took the lead, and never ever looked back. While engineers told drivers to work on all four tyres through the safety car period, the Iceman iced his engineer. "I know what Im doing - Leave me alone!" radioed Kimi. A fuelling snafu after qualifying 3rd, saw Sebastian Vettel starting from the pitlane, and a remarkable comeback to 3rd behin…

After being in F1 for more than four decades, they are known as the one of the sport's oldest and most glorious teams, with fabled drivers,(Juan M.) Fangio,(Michael) Schumacher,(Niki) Lauda,(Alain) Prost, (Phil) Hill and many others driving for them, and of course, their infamous digits that speak for themselves. 850 Races, 15 driver's championships, 16 constructors' titles, 220 wins, and 668 podiums! Yes, I'm talking about Ferrari. Image is everything in F1. And Ferrari being one of the oldest on the grid, sure have established theirs in the sport. Ferrari, the "best" F1 team, celebrated glorious days back in the 2000's with Michael Schumacher. With super digits and big drivers speaking for them, we would expect Ferrari to be the "best" in terms of everything. Car, drivers, strategy.. and they were! No doubt. But ultimately, the team in itself, in the recent years, is a let down.
Ferrari's 'spoil-sport' attitude started way back to…

Sebastian Vettel will remain the long waited for, 2012 world champion after FIA stated 'no case' to answer over Vettel's overtaking move on Toro Rosso's Jean Eric-Vergne controversy, and hence the pass was legitimate. A green flag waved by the track before Vettel made his move overrides the flashing trackside warning lights which Ferrari were seeking clarification on. Charlie Whiting, FIA delegate quoted that the yellow-flag sector at Interlagos started at the light panel just before Turn 3, at marshal sector 3, and ends about 150m before Turn 4, where a green light panel is displayed.
However, there is a marshal's post in between these two panels and a green flag was being waved there on that lap.
Under the FIA's rules for the Brazilian GP, if a green flag is displayed before a green light - as it was in Vettel's case - it is the first green that counts.
Therefore, there will be no further action taken on this case.
Congratulations Seb and RedBull Racin…

F1 season is over. It was a brilliant showdown in Brazil. Thank the rain for all the excitement and for bits and pieces of nail and hair all over the floor. All settled. Sebastian Vettel is the youngest ever 3 time world champion, though Alonso took the chequered flag under the safety car in P2. Everyone was happy, for a nice and long season and finally, a world champion.

Right after all that happiness and relief, news pops in. "Vettel's title legal?" Twitter burst with comments about this. "TAKE THE TITLE AWAY" sreamed Alonso fans and "Ferrari International Assistance [ F.I.A ]" Moaned Vettel fans. When confirmation came out, that the two moves Ferrari had spotted were legal, twitter was back to a socio-friendly site. Tweets with loads of omg's and ily's. On Wednesday, another uproar of tweets flooded my twitter. It was again Ferrari upto something. This time, it was a move on Vergne that caught everybody. A YouTube video suggesting that Vet…

It's been nearly 72 hours since Sebastian Vettel clinched his 3rd historic title. Now, rumours and speculations cloud the minds of Adrian Newey, Christian Horner and Sebastian Vettel, as to if the 3rd title was meant to be forever. In the last 2 days, there have been video tapings of Vettel making 2 illegal moves. One on Kamui Kobayashi, and second on a Toro Rosso. The move on Kobayashi was cleared saying that it was the 'yellow-red' caution flag being waved and hence not illegal. Today morning, another video showed the 3 Time world champion (hopefully!) making another move, which apparently was illegal, on one of the Toro Rossos. Vettel made a pass under one of the yellow flag periods. Ferrari have been given the time until 30th November to appeal and protest. But Ferrari have no intentions in doing so.

2010, 2011, 2012.. these 3 years would be treasured forever in Sebastian Vettel's life. The 25 year old German, who clinched his 3rd consecutive title this Sunday in Brazil, certainly knows how to make his way from a small BMW Sauber team into one of the big teams, RedBull Racing. In 2007, the german made it into F1. Indianapolis was the place and he started in 8th. On sunday, he became the youngest ever driver to score a point. 19 years and 349 days. It doesn't end there, in 2008, he worked as a full time driver for Toro Rosso. That year, he added another "youngest ever" to his list. After winning in a wet monza track, Seb became the youngest ever driver to record a win, 21 years, 73 days. Sebastian drove the very next year, with Toro Rosso's sister team, RedBull racing alongside the very experienced Mark Webber. He got them their first win and at the end of of the year, he was crowned vice-champion, beating Mark Webber and standing behind Jenson Button in the …

All through his career, McLaren has been 'the one'. In December 1995, at the age of 10, Lewis Hamilton approached McLaren Team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him, "I want to race for McLaren one day." Nearly, after 14 years of the McLaren team nurturing and establishing Hamilton as 'one the best drivers on the grid', Lewis decides to move to another team in 2013, in sight of a 'new challenge'. That news hit fans like a lightning bolt. Would Lewis' fans shift heir base along with his move to Mercedes? That same day, news erupted that McLaren have opted to replace Hamilton with Sergio Perez! It was another dose of lightning strike. Sergio Perez, by then, had already finished thrice on podium and also showed he had winner worth talent in him and had a long way to go in F1. But surely, we didn't expect McLaren to make a hasty move and gamble their 2013 season with an inexperienced driver in a very experienced tea…

This is what Jaime Alguersuari had to say on 'Michael didnt defend againt Vettel'. Alguersuari is an ex-Torro Rosso driver who apparently got 'KICKED' from Torro Rosso for under-performing in the 2011 season. He has a 'strong sense of attraction' to fellow country-man Fernando Alonso. Seeing this comment from him was a bit of bittersweet. Start with the sweet. I think this is very sweet because I just realized I'm living in a world where 2 people of the same country can give up anything in hand to let his fellow country man live his dreams. I'm in a way very proud of him. And it's also kind of sweet, that he would do this despite knowing the fact that he's going to get kicked again , for doing such a thing, if he plans to drive for that team for another year and once again, he'll be jobless for yet another year of his life. Michael had no worries when letting Vettel pass for the championship and certainly, he had nothing at all to lose. M…

RedBull, McLaren, Lotus and Ferrari aren't the only ones on the grid. It's time we shed some light on the smaller teams. With Mercedes and Williams each having a win added to their portfolio, and Sauber having 4 podiums this season. All teams looked pretty good in the start of this season. Probably as Narain Karthikeyan said, it's all about tyre management. While the top teams like RedBull, McLaren and ferrari were struggling with tyres, the smaller teams managed their podiums and wins. The moment when the big shots got the tyres working in the right window, it was the usual suspects on podium again. But if McLaren has gambled on Sergio Perez for a driving seat alongside Jenson Button next year, then there's no denying that, there is skill and talent in the new podium finishers this year..

Williams: (Pastor) After many years, finally this year, williams sprung a surprise at the Spanish grand prix. Pastor Maldonado beat Alonso to win. Pastor wasn't quick only then…

Lights, Camera and Action! every director hopes to create the a movie that excites the viewers and that hits big in the box office. Wondering where the movie topic popped up from? Well. I'm talking about a director-less film, which sure did hit the box office on a high and made the viewers feel worth of their 2 hours time every weekend. The perfect set up, 24 boys with crazy toys. The perfect background, around the world. The perfect script, strategies and management. The spice, unpredictability. The most realistic looking action, incidents. The romance, girlfriends and wives (Wags). The perfect ending, the world championship and 'happily ever afters'. And one more! The best parties for hits (wins) and the ruthless penalties for 'hits'. This is the movie: F1 2012

It was a thrilling end to an enthralling season. Its was either Red or Blue, A bull or A stallion, wet or dry and more importantly, Vettel or Alonso. Voices spoke "Fernando" and "Seb"…

It all started at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where 2 drivers, race
winner Kimi Raikkonen and pitlane to podium master, Sebastian Vettel in 3rd,
swore.
Headlines flashed from newspapers, to magazines, to websites
- "DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION SWEARS ON PODIUM". When the first wave of
these headlines flashed, I ignored it. But the second time, it wasn't the press
and the media fussing about with this news, but it was, in fact, the FIA!
To be completely honest with the readers, the FIA and media
have unnecessarily expostulated around this. And according to me,
this all connects to the press conference being conducted in the podium.
Imagine , you build the best robot for your school science fair.
Everybody said so. But on the day of the results, your competitor, influenced the
judges to make himself win. You’re shocked to see you haven’t won, even after many
favored your project. You’re agitated and don’t know why. After a few hours,
the school committee found out and ripped hi…

That's it! It's now down to the next 72 hours to see who The Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace will Favour.
The championship has narrowed down to just 2 contenders, Alonso and Vettel, both double world champions seeking for their 3rd, in the final race of this dramatic yet thrilling season of F1. Sebastian Vettel, the reigning world champion currently enjoys coign of vantage with a 13 points lead, heading into this 4.3 Km track.. But wait! You can't rule out Alonso yet! Seb has surely got a better car, and has optimised his results. But Alonso's relentless accretion of points over the course, has kept him well in reach for his 3rd.
"Life at it's best, is completely unpredictable" Chris Walker.
We have seen the unpredictable in the past, and its time to see it ONE more time this season. The circuit of Interlagos, feeds good excitement to the fans and a real challenge for the drivers.
Its not just like "Any other track.." Sao Paulo in itself is pretty …

We are only 1 single race away from the end.. for the championship to be settled and to see who among the 2 best drivers on the grid - Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will emerge winner of all. As of now, Vettel has an advantage of 13 points. Honestly, If I were to put my money on one of them, I couldn't have been able to decide. Alonso, experienced, aggressive and calm under given circumstances. On the other hand, Seb. He's young, psychologically fit, aggressive when he needs to be, and determined. So, who'll triumph over the other? We'll have to wait for a week more! :)
That's all serious - 'at the end' talks. This year's new addition - Circuit of the americas! F1 returns to America after 2007, and this can be said, the Americans havent lost it in them yet! 100,000+ fans!! And my, what a turn up! I would personally call the COTA something like a goodie bag. In which you get treats like Eau Rouge from Belgium, Maggots and Becketts from England, …

They may be friends off track, but on track, it HARDCORE racing! With just 1 race to go in the longest season in 60yrs of F1, its a showdown between the experienced and aggressive Fernando (Nando) Alonso -VS- the young, calm prodigy Sebastian (Seb) Vettel.
The climax is near with Seb in the lead from Alonso. To stop Vettel winning the title,Below would be the ideal situation:

Who
can put the kibosh on Sebastian Vettel? RedBull cars
are known for their dominant pace during the entire course of an F1 weekend. So
when 2012 season began, it was a shocker to notice such off paced cars from
RedBull. The regulations of 2012 which banned the off throttle blown diffusers,
had affected them dearly. Both Seb and mark relied on strategy and good tyre
management for podiums and the team’s 2 race wins at Monaco and Bahrain. With the first leg of the season, before the
summer break, being a rollercoaster ride for the team, with respect to
reliability issues , lack of pace and sometimes a mismanaged strategy. All the 2 million spectators around the world
muttered these words: “RedBull are simply,
just not quick enough”. This was
the story of the reigning constructor’s champions – RedBull racing before..
Round 14 : at Singapore happened. The RB8 was
quick all weekend, through FP1, FP2, FP3 & qualifying. But a mistake in Q3
cost Sebastian Vettel pole. And Hamilton too…

IT'S FAR FROM THE END..
We're right now in the 16th Grand
Prix into the season.. from Melbourne to The Buddh, Noida, and with just 4 races left for this season, all that
we've figured out is that , F1 2012, is an illusion. A mere illusion that plays
not just with our eyes but also with our temporal
sulcus and more importantly, our betting skills!! We're perplexed! not being
able to judge or decide on what will or might happen in the race and who'll
survive and emerge winner of all 24. Well, all I can say is this: Readers, THIS is FORMULA ONE 2012. With a blowing
start of 7 different race winners in 7 races from 5 teams- and that's astounding - A never-ever seen
before in F1 had just happened. Soon within the 8th race at Valencia, the
driver with the prancing horse, Alonso took his 2nd win and cut the chain from
growing any longer in that direction.
2012 has so far given us many surprises, othe…

Hello There!Formula One 2012 season so nearing us and I'm jumping off my couch everytime I think of it! (Now I am...)Well, unlike 2011, There hasn't been major changes in the cars, to put it in other words.. the dog's tail is still bent..except for a few "adjustments". We all are aware that Kimi Raikkonen is back in F1 2012, and this time hes racing for Lotus! (Didn't see that comin!). But the major question is.. Will RedBull dominate this year too? . I'm looking for the answer too.. But of all that I can make out.. There is going to be MAJOR ninja monkey action between The redbulls, McLarens and the ferraris. And there is a possibility of either Petronas and Force India having a good year ahead too!Lets All hope for the best and start off F1 2012 with a bang!ciao!15th of march! Here we come!

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